{"id":1183309,"date":"2022-08-18T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/tyson-furys-promoter-bob-arum-would-love-to-see-him-return-from-retirement-to-fight-usyk-vs-joshua-2-winner-boxing-news\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:00:00","slug":"tyson-furys-promoter-bob-arum-would-love-to-see-him-return-from-retirement-to-fight-usyk-vs-joshua-2-winner-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/tyson-furys-promoter-bob-arum-would-love-to-see-him-return-from-retirement-to-fight-usyk-vs-joshua-2-winner-boxing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury&#8217;s promoter Bob Arum would love to see him return from retirement to fight Usyk vs Joshua 2 winner | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\">\n<p>Tyson Fury\u2019s promoter is \u201cconfident\u201d that the British heavyweight will \u201canswer the bell\u201d and return to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s rematch with Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in his second fight against Joshua on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office.<\/p>\n<p>Fury reaffirmed his intention to retire this month, but his US promoter Bob Arum is hopeful the 34-year-old can be lured back to the sport by a lucrative clash against Usyk or Fury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely \u2013 it\u2019s really the only fight that makes sense for Tyson Fury,\u201d Arum told <em>Sky Sports<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019ve discussed this with my co-promoter of Fury, Frank Warren, and once this fight is over we\u2019re going to put together a total unification match between the winner and Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"8b1ebbb4-abbb-4567-b4c3-2c68ba6cfce9\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Trainer Dave Coldwell tried to plot the downfall of Oleksandr Usyk and reveals the Ukrainian's strengths ahead of Saturday's rematch with Anthony Joshua.\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_8b1ebbb4-abbb-4567-b4c3-2c68ba6cfce9\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"5868595\" data-sdc-video-id=\"8b1ebbb4-abbb-4567-b4c3-2c68ba6cfce9\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:8b1ebbb4-abbb-4567-b4c3-2c68ba6cfce9\" data-video-type=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Trainer Dave Coldwell tried to plot the downfall of Oleksandr Usyk and reveals the Ukrainian\u2019s strengths ahead of Saturday\u2019s rematch with Anthony Joshua.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNow, if Usyk wins the fight, which I expect, that will be quite easy to do because we\u2019re very close to the Usyk people as they\u2019re the same people who manage Vasyl Lomachenko who fights for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Joshua wins, Eddie Hearn is his promoter. We\u2019ve talked many times with Hearn about various matches and I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be able to come together on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fury has previously been adamant that April\u2019s victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley would be his last, although Arum is confident the 34-year-old will be \u201cup for the challenge\u201d and return to face the winner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"0451cd26-2e48-47e1-ae7f-f4c7133a8b1f\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Ahead of his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua jokes that every time Tyson Fury predicts he will lose a fight he ends up winning it!\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_0451cd26-2e48-47e1-ae7f-f4c7133a8b1f\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"5818539\" data-sdc-video-id=\"0451cd26-2e48-47e1-ae7f-f4c7133a8b1f\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:0451cd26-2e48-47e1-ae7f-f4c7133a8b1f\" data-video-type=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/skysports-boxing-tyson-fury_5818548.jpg\" alt=\"Ahead of his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua jokes that every time Tyson Fury predicts he will lose a fight he ends up winning it!\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img\"\/><br \/><span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Ahead of his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua jokes that every time Tyson Fury predicts he will lose a fight he ends up winning it!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve talked with him [Fury] and every day is different, but he\u2019s a fighter and if the right fight is there then Fury will be up for that fight,\u201d Arum added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe right fight is the unification fight against the winner of Usyk and Joshua and I think \u2013 based on my conversations with Fury \u2013 he\u2019ll be up for that challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow much longer he will go after that, god only knows and I\u2019m not sure, but I\u2019m confident at least that he\u2019ll answer the bell for that major fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usyk won by unanimous decision when he faced Joshua in London last September, with Arum backing the Ukrainian to produce a similar performance in Saturday\u2019s Saudi Arabia showdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"5c448207-2d5c-466d-aa4f-53f9f33744f8\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Anthony Joshua's new trainer Robert Garcia reveals what it is like to work with AJ and admits a win on Saturday would be the best win of his career as a trainer. \" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_5c448207-2d5c-466d-aa4f-53f9f33744f8\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"5868382\" data-sdc-video-id=\"5c448207-2d5c-466d-aa4f-53f9f33744f8\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:5c448207-2d5c-466d-aa4f-53f9f33744f8\" data-video-type=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/6021fe31c390bc5a6aca18662d16e093cf60e8691d9423eab651da800dfeafcd_5868435.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img\"\/><br \/><span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Anthony Joshua\u2019s new trainer Robert Garcia reveals what it is like to work with AJ and admits a win on Saturday would be the best win of his career as a trainer. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI like Usyk in the fight, I think that he\u2019s a much better boxer,\u201d Arum predicted. \u201cJoshua can beat him if he presses the action, but Usyk has a pretty good punch .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if Joshua can prevail if he just trades punches with Usyk. We\u2019ll have to see, but that\u2019s Joshua\u2019s only chance in my opinion. I like Usyk pretty big in this fight, but it\u2019s heavyweight boxing and anything can happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very interesting fight and it should be a very good fight but, all things being equal, I like the Ukrainian boy to win the fight and retain his title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anthony Joshua\u2019s huge heavyweight rematch against Oleksandr Usyk is on Saturday August 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Usyk vs Joshua 2 now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '1476975859286489');\n  fbq('init', '1476975859286489', {\n  em: 'insert_email_variable,'\n  });\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyson Fury\u2019s promoter is \u201cconfident\u201d that the British heavyweight will \u201canswer the bell\u201d and return to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s rematch with Anthony Joshua. Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in his second fight against Joshua on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office. 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